“Mr. Cotton (perhaps loudest critic of sentencing changes) urged colleagues to slow down, saying that the bill’s implications were too expansive to push through without hearings” REALLY? We’ve had multiple hearings. Time for action. Pass #FirstStepAct https://t.co/kzZ9nyBfRR

— Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) November 17, 2018

There have been no hearings on this bill. Why are proponents afraid of hearings & letting members find out what’s in it? Maybe because it gives early release to “low level, nonviolent” criminals like those convicted of assaulting police, even with deadly weapons (USC 111(a))… https://t.co/lQnYGfF1o0

— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) November 17, 2018

I highly respect my colleague from Arkansas but everything in his tweet and this thread is 100% Fake News. 1/ https://t.co/fFeHMxLpBf

— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) November 19, 2018

Wow. Two of the most extreme right senators having a go, with one outright calling the other a liar and “fake news” for his characterization of criminal justice reform. https://t.co/EEdsyS9YwZ

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) November 19, 2018

Getting close to gutta percha time.